Environmental Law & Natural Resources

As a recognized leader in issues relating to natural resources, real estate and environmental law, Best Best & Krieger approaches equine law from a business, land use and environmental perspective.

Attorneys in BB&K’s Equine Law practice group can assist the equine community on a wide range of issues, including:

• Land use and entitlements
• CEQA/NEPA
• Water quality and water supply issues
• Risk management
• Renewable energy resources
• Manure management
• Purchase, sale or lease of horses and horse facilities
• Syndicates
• Licensing and permitting
• Equine insurance
• Boarding disputes
• Breeding disputes
• Importation issues
• and a myriad of other business related matters.

BB&K is uniquely situated to also provide advice on other issues impacting the equine community, such as

• Employment disputes
• Intellectual property protection
• Entity formation
• Estate planning

BB&K’s equine clients include equestrian facilities, owners, trainers, horse parks, horse associations, nonprofit entities, tack and feed stores and other equestrian businesses.

The Equine practice group is made up attorneys who have strong, practical backgrounds with equine issues and have extensive equestrian experience as owners, riders and appreciators of horses.

The Equine practice group includes environmental and natural resources law attorney William J. Thomas of the Sacramento office and business planning and transactions attorney Margaret “Peggy” A. Hosking of the Riverside office.